Is there a cure for a missing child?

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

In the case of Allison Quets, U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan ruled she will remain in custody in North Carolina, charged with international parental kidnapping. Apparently international parental kidnapping is a more serious crime then 1st degree attempted murder where a GPS monitoring system can provide the victim and public protection.

“I don’t feel there’s anything I could do to fashion a set of conditions that she wouldn’t act against those impulses,”Judge Flanagan said.

Lawmakers are debating whether convicted sex offenders should wear electronic tracking devices at all times. One of the conditions of Lisa Nowak’s release, while awaiting trial, is that she must wear a Global Positioning Systems (GPS) ankle monitor with a built-in cell phone that will report where she is anywhere in the world.

“We’re going to get notified in 5 to 10 minutes at most if she goes into the exclusion zone,” said Glen Rothbart of Court Programs Inc. in Orlando, which operates the GPS system. “We’ll track her 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”`

Court Programs, Inc. utilizes TrackerPAL from SecureAlert, a division of RemoteMDx. Created in 2005, TrackerPAL provides monitoring and communication capabilities to law enforcement agencies.

Police in Florida will be utilizing our TrackerPAL Solution to track the arrested astronaut and protect the victim

Per the SecureAlert website:

Active G.P.S. is an intensive supervision with the defendant being monitored constantly via satellite technology. It enables us to track the exact location of the defendant and his movements anywhere in the world. We utilize a one piece unit which is active and operates on cellular technology.

The TrackerPAL combines miniaturized cellular and global positioning system (GPS) technologies into a small (3.5″ X 4″ X 1.25″), patented device that straps to an offender’s ankle. Backed by a 24/7 Offender Monitoring Center and a powerful geographical information system (GIS) database, TrackerPAL automatically tracks and monitors the location of offenders in real-time anywhere in the world, while also providing supervising officers round-the-clock cellular communication capabilities with offenders.

Key features of SecureAlert’s Offender Monitoring System include:

Active Tracking

GPRS/GSM Enabled

24/7 Offender Monitoring Center

Set Restrictions (inclusion/exclusion areas)

24/7 Remote Access for law enforcement

Tamper Resistant

Two-Way Voice Communication

Data Store and Forward

Rechargeable/Replaceable Batteries

Ironically, if you read the Management BIO’s for RemoteMDx,, Bruce G. Derrick Chief Technology Officer, has his own ties to NASA.

“…He also participated in development of IEEE standards for automated physiological monitoring for NASA’s Space Station program…”

Note:The Dr. Phil show, following in the footsteps of Nancy Grace, has bumped Allison Quets story until April 12th in favor of more coverage of the never ending saga of Anna Nicole Smith.

Anna Nicole Smith’s estranged sister, Donna Hogan, has written an unauthorized book. She hasn’t spoken to her sister in years, so is she really trying to set the record straight or is she just tarnishing Anna’s memory?